Castor, New York Department of Corrections inmate number 09G0209, was placed in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, New York. Who Is Stacey Castors Daughter, Ashley Wallace? [3] In a final attempt to convince the jury that she was not guilty, Castor took the stand. 20/20: Fatal Flaw - On The Rocks chronicles David Castor's death and the chain of events that resulted in Stacey's incarceration. Police found a glass of green liquid on the bedside table next to where David Castor was found dead. He sought medical attention, with his doctor noting that he may have an inner ear disorder. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. Today, Wallace lives in New York, and is engaged to be married. That same day, Castor was arrested at the hospital and charged with the murder of David Castor and attempted murder of Ashley. That bothers me, it is so confusing. It had forensic linguistic analysis, which is you know, who wrote the note? Stacey is at the center of a web of lies linked to the deaths of David and a previous husband, as well as the overdose of her daughter, Ashley Wallace, 21. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I just couldnt believe that that was happening.. Thats when Stacey called the police when the authorities showed up, there was a suicide note next Ashleys unconscious body. The daughters of Stacey Castor, Bree and Ashley Wallace, asking a judge to throw the book at their own mother. Stacey did this by inviting Ashley over for a drink and doping her. She was 48. [24] When asked if Castor's behavior and body language on the stand shows any sort of clue about her mental state and guilt, Knoll reminded that body language and behavior can be affected by events during a trial (such as "side effects of medications, anxiety, fatigue and attorney instructions to the defendant on how to behave") and that their interpretation is not always reliable. [3] During one of the wiretapped recordings presented, "typing sounds" can be heard while Castor talks to a friend, though Castor denied memory of using the computer that day. Even though I do hate her, I still love her at the same time.. On September 12, 2007, as an early celebration of her birthday, Ashley had a drink mixed by Stacey and felt lethargic soon after, passing out in her bedroom. [20] Further, she criticized how Castor had "partied in her backyard with friends like nothing was happening" as Ashley was comatose in her room. She faces 25 years to life in prison. .css-ssumvd{display:block;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-ssumvd:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-ssumvd{letter-spacing:0rem;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}The "Friends" Women Reunite to Celebrate Courteney, The Reason Hoda Kotb Hasn't Been on the Today Show, Keke Palmer Is a New Mom! He described a "black widow" type as a woman who kills husbands or lovers for material gain, as opposed to the typical serial killer (men who kill consecutively for sexual or sadistic motives). Stacey Castor's mother, Judie Eaton, does not believe her daughter is guilty. [17], Castor's defense team presented a pharmaceutical expert in an attempt to cast doubt on the prosecution's claim that Castor had drugged Ashley 17 hours prior to being taken to the hospital. My father will never walk me down the aisle. [3][4][6] When he did not appear at their shared workplace,[7] she had become worried. While Ashley was close to her mother, Bree was her fathers princess. In 2007, Stacey Castor attempted to poison her 19-year-old daughter, Ashley Wallace and frame her for murdering her stepfather, a crime Castor had committed, according to court reports. Stacey Ruth Castor (ne Daniels, formerly Wallace; July 24, 1967 June 11, 2016)[1] was an American convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. Det. Stacey's daughter Ashley said that one night she had a cocktail made by her mother that tasted bad - the next day she woke up in a hospital where detectives told her of a suicide note she allegedly never wrote Credit: ABC 5 Officials took Stacey to court in a historic case after Ashley told police she never attempted suicide Credit: ABC "[9], If there is a ceiling in terms of evil, she (Castor) is at the ceiling. [3][16][20], I never knew what hate was until now. The next morning, Bree Wallace found her sister barely breathing. "Your honor, [Castor] is a monster and a threat to society," he said. The worst thing that ever happened to him was he had a hernia.". The code of murderers such as these, he said, is "deny, deny, deny" until the bitter end. Investigators decided to exhume the body of her first husband and examine him to see if his organs contained those telltale crystals associated with antifreeze. [19] Her lead defense counsel, Keller, announced that Castor would appeal the verdict, including challenging the inclusion of evidence regarding the death of her first husband, for which Castor had not been charged. We may earn commission from the links on this page. She was sentenced to just over 51 years in prison. The jury deliberated for three days before coming back with a guilty verdict. Tonight, ABC will speak with Ashley, as well as some investigators from the case. Page 1", "Exhumed Body Reveals Stacey Castor's First Husband 'Didn't Just Die': Exclusive Look Inside Anti-Freeze Murder Mystery; What Brought Two Men to Rest in Neighboring Graves. They were married in August 2003 and she took his surname. Send it to us! Castor told authorities that her daughter had taken pills and left behind a suicide note confessing to both murders. I just wish that she would say sorry for everything she did, including all the lies. Please note that this form cannot be used to reset your Google or Facebook password. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. She currently lives in Syracuse, New York, and is engaged to Nick Galoni. [3] They argued that the "suicide attempt" had actually been a planned-out murder attempt by Castor against Ashley. Her mother kept telling her Ashley was tired and taking a nap, Bree said. Imagine Wallace's horror when she woke up in the hospital on September 14, 2007 and discovered that her mother and "best friend," Stacey Castor, was likely behind each of these acts. [3][17] Likewise, he questioned how a woman who had lost two husbands to poisoning would not seek help for a daughter in Ashley's state. In addition to the Turner and Castor antifreeze murder cases, similar cases were reported in 2008. Stacey took her daughters to Disney World after Mike Wallace died. Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. Under questioning by District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, she said she had not seen the note moments earlier. All these things, she took away from me," Wallace said at the opening of her victim impact statement. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. When Wallace passed in 2000, doctors initially believed he suffered a heart attack after months of sickness. In 2009, Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. [3] In addition, they set up cameras overlooking Castor's house and the gravesites of her husbands, who had been buried side by side at Castor's request. And then she took that all away, Wallace said. Little is known about her early life her later infamy overshadowed her youth but Castor's mother says that her daughter once envisioned great things for herself. She was sentenced to more than 51 years in prison. [3] For her stepfather, they noted his and Ashley's tumultuous relationship and how they did not get along with each other. I didnt look around, I just sat there and waited for it to be done and left the courtroom, Castor said. The victim's DNA was found on the rim of that glass and on the tip of a turkey baster containing remnants of antifreeze that was found in the kitchen trash, jurors were told. SYRACUSE, NY -- Stacey Castor's youngest daughter broke into tears today as she told a jury about finding her older sister staring glassy-eyed into space the morning she was rushed to the hospital for treatment of a near fatal drug and alcohol overdose. Tonight, ABC News 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. Stacey called 911, claiming that her daughter drank and took some medication. "[19] Both of Castor's daughters expressed concern that their mother had not yet apologized to them. In 2009, she was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze in 2005 and attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, with crushed pills mixed in with vodka, orange juice, and Sprite in 2007. "[18], On February 5, 2009, Castor was found guilty of second degree murder in the poisoning death of David and of attempted second degree murder for overdosing her daughter Ashley with drugs and vodka. Prosecution's opening statements, The Witness List: A quick guide to the testimony. Castor told Diane Leshinski, then-detective with the Onondaga Sheriffs Office, that she assumed he was sleeping it off. In 2009, her mother was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze and later trying to kill her too. Castor really wanted the 911 call taker to know that there was a suicide note, former Onondaga Assistant District Attorney Christine Garvey said. "What gave her the right to play God with people? In 2000, when she was 11, her father, Michael Wallace, died of a suspected heart attack. She becomes, you know, lethargic and eventually passes out and winds up in her bedroom., Sept. 13, 2007: Wallace drinks with mom again. Who is Stacey Castor? Unlike her hard partying late husband, David was, "responsible," according to his ex-wife, Janice Poissant. [17] Prosecutors argued the "typing sounds" were those of one of the several drafts Castor had written of the suicide note. Talking about it, Ashley said, Ive relived this day over and over again in my head because what if there was something that I couldve done? Surveillance cameras were set up at the gravesite where Michael Wallace and David Castor were buried. Castor quickly took the note from the sister and later gave it to the paramedics. [3][5], In 2003, Stacey married David Castor, whose surname she used from that point forward. Stacey Castor was only a teenager when she first met Michael Wallace in 1985. The story made national news, and Castor was subsequently named "The Black Widow" by media outlets. Michael Wallaces body is exhumed on Sept. 5, 2007 so investigators could examine it for signs of anti-freeze poisoning. Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) plays Castor, whose likable demeanor hides her dark side. As for Bree, she seems to have moved on with her life as well. As hard as you tried, I survived. I'm going to do good things in this world despite making me in every sense of the word an orphan. One time, he sat up, and he just vomited across the coffee table and laid back down went back to sleep like nothing ever happened. After Castors second husband died, however, investigators exhumed Wallaces body and discovered that he had actually died of antifreeze poisoning as well. The authorities believed that Stacey tried to kill her daughter and shift the blame onto her. For the third time within eight years, Stacey Castor called for help, saying her daughter had consumed pills and a bottle of vodka. She said that "Ashley brought this on" and insists that she and Ashley know what really happened. As his inexplicable sickness persisted over the holiday season, his family encouraged him to seek medical care, but he died in early 2000 before he could do so. She said she did what her mother told her. [20] "Human life is sacred. Ashley agreed because Castor was not only her mother but her "best friend". Stacey Castor's daughter Ashley Wallace takes the stand, Jan.14, 2009,in this photo from pool video, as the prosecution's first witness to tearfully testify about the deaths of her father and stepfather. She is now remembered as The Black Widow, famously named by the media during her years-long trial. SYRACUSE, NY -- Stacey Castor's youngest daughter broke into tears today as she told a jury about finding her older sister staring glassy-eyed into space the morning she was rushed to. [15] She had said that her husband got the idea to kill himself with antifreeze while both were watching a news report about Lynn Turner, who murdered two past lovers by using the poison. She's focused on moving forward. Dubbed the "Black Widow," Castor was convicted of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and forging her husband's will in 2009. She testified David Castor had apparently locked himself in his bedroom at some point over the weekend, a fact corroborating Stacey Castor's story to police. She never saw her daughters again. She said, Im like, What are they talking about? I didnt do any of these things that youre saying that I did. Upon waking up, Wallace denied writing the confession letter. According to ABC News, Castor never saw her daughters again. Who was Stacey Castor and what was her cause of death? I was 11! It wasnt until September 2007 that Ashley had police tell her the shocking news that her father had died of poisoning and not a heart attack. While utilizing antifreeze, Stacey poisoned and killed her late second husband David and proceeded to plot an attempt on her daughter Ashley's life. I know that I didn't do anything wrong," Wallace tells OprahMag.com. 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